Noël Peirce Coward was born in Teddington, Middlesex, England on 16th December 1899; died 26th March 1973 in Jamaica of heart failure. He was an actor, songwriter, singer, playwright, and composer. Known for his biting use of sarcasm and irony. In general, a very British chap (and you really have to listen to "Don't let's be beastly to the Germans", "Mad dogs and Englishmen" and "There are bad times just around the corner" to understand). Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.